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is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have performed the maiden flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk pilot training aircraft to signal the beginning of the program’s engineering and manufacturing development phase. The digitally designed trainer jet flew for 1 hour and 3 minutes and demonstrated its ability to support fighter and bomber pilot […] More
Artificial intelligence security company CalypsoAI has raised $23 million in a Series A-1 funding round led by venture capital firm Paladin Capital Group to support the execution of its product development, talent acquisition and go-to-market strategies. The funding round follows the launch of the CalypsoAI Moderator tool that works to support the safe adoption of […] More
Renee Slobasky, a senior vice president at Westat, has been named chair of the board of directors at the Rockville, Maryland-headquartered professional services company. She will succeed James Smith, who retired after nearly four decades of service at the company, Westat said. Prior to Slobasky assuming the chairmanship of the Westat board, she was a […] More
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer Primer‘s artificial intelligence-powered strategic data analysis and threat detection products to the public sector using its reseller partners and government contract vehicles. Through the partnership, Carahsoft will serve as the master government aggregator for the Primer Delta and Primer Command tools that use AI and machine learning to automatically […] More
Peraton has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Dakota State University to support the U.S. government’s national cyber strategy by helping build a diverse cybersecurity workforce. As part of the collaboration, Peraton said Monday it participated in DSU’s annual CybHER event that aims to increase diversity by introducing female students interested in the science, […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has begun soliciting information from industry sources that could support a follow-on contract covering a range of enterprise information technology and technical services. The MOJAVE Functional Area 3 encompasses six IT task orders to help NGA carry out management, intelligence and security functions, according to a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov. […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is set to hold a proposers day on June 30 to discuss an upcoming broad agency announcement for a program that aims to develop novel techniques to identify and remediate system vulnerabilities. The Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security initiative seeks to pioneer artificial intelligence-driven cybersecurity hardening approaches to […] More
Space Systems Command has launched another National Reconnaissance Office’s national security mission to geosynchronous earth orbit onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. The NROL-68 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, carrying a classified spy satellite payload for the U.S. government, SSC said. “The […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named nine companies to develop and demonstrate conceptual designs for an uncrewed aerial system with vertical landing and takeoff, and long endurance leap-ahead capabilities. The AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY initiative seeks to develop and flight demonstrate a VTOL aircraft that can be deployed and recovered from […] More
Mynaric will produce and deliver three laser communications terminals for each of the seven missile tracking satellites being developed by RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The company said Wednesday it will supply 21 Condor Mk3 terminals to RTX in 2024 to equip the latter’s infrared-sensing satellites with […] More
Persistent Systems has secured a subcontract from Tomahawk Robotics to support the latter’s work on a $55 million contract to upgrade radios used by the U.S. Navy’s explosive ordinance disposal robots. Tomahawk Robotics will integrate Persistent Systems’ MPU5 mobile ad hoc networking radios into the new Flexible Cybersecure Radio system that will replace legacy radios […] More
ECS and Gunnison Consulting Group have been recognized by The Washington Post as among the top workplaces in Washington, D.C. for 2023. The annual list of the best places to work in the area ranks organizations based on employee appreciation, employee development, compensation and work-life balance practices. “With their hard work, their dedication to our […] More
